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"I knew it was going to be hard and I knew I’d be different, but I knew I could compete with any of ’em."
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A Son Always Remembers His Father
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"Don't tell anybody that you saw Santa buying tools for the elves at Home Depot."
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High School Reunion: Part II
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“One reason I love you so much is you know what I went through and you don’t feel threatened.”
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The Spirit of the Holidays

This season, stories celebrating generosity

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“That Christmas, I don’t even remember what gift I got.”
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“That Christmas, I don’t even remember what gift I got.”
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"He answered it, 'This is Colonel Shoup.' And then there was a small voice that just asked, 'Is this Santa Claus?'"

"He answered it, 'This is Colonel Shoup.' And then there was a small voice that just asked, 'Is this Santa Claus?'"
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"You can hear the shopping cart coming down the sidewalk."

"You can hear the shopping cart coming down the sidewalk."
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“That year we used all our money just before Christmas...”
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“That year we used all our money just before Christmas...”

Animated Shorts

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Chloe Longfellow
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Yelitza Castro and Willie Davis

Family Bonds

Stories about loved ones we can lean on

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"When you and I communicate with each other, we can do it by beats."
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"When you and I communicate with each other, we can do it by beats."

Ed Cage and Nicole Paris, a father-daughter beatboxing duo, remember how it all began.
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"They said, 'Peaches, come up here, you got some mail.'"
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"They said, 'Peaches, come up here, you got some mail.'"

Former Army intelligence collector Roman Coley Davis remembers a special package he received while stationed in Afghanistan.
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"I just look forward to learning how to be a sister."
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"I just look forward to learning how to be a sister."

Courtney McKinney and Alexandra Sanchez remember what it was like to discover they were sisters, thanks to an anonymous sperm donor.
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"I don’t know what I’d do without you. Because I cannot stand being alone."
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"I don’t know what I’d do without you. Because I cannot stand being alone."

Brothers Russell and Remmick Wadsworth talk about how they navigate adult life together as people with autism.
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